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 Oakland City Council member Libby Schaaf commemorating the centennial of women gaining the right to vote in California. | |
| Member of the Oakland City Council from District 4 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Quan |
| Website | http://libbyforoakland.com/ |
Libby Schaaf is a City Councilmember in Oakland, California.
Prior to assuming her current post, Schaaf served as chief of staff to Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente and later as an aid to Mayor Jerry Brown. She was endorsed by fellow councilmembers De La Feunte and Jane Brunner, as well as former councilmembers Henry Chang, Dick Spees, and Danny Wan. Schaaf was also endorsed by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (OakPAC).
Schaaf holds a B.A. in Political Science from Rollins College and a J.D. from Loyola Law School.
In 2006, Schaaf became Public Affairs Director for the Port of Oakland.
In 2010, Schaaf was elected to represent Distict 4 on the Oakland City Council.
In the wake of the 2011 Oakland General Strike, Schaaf co-authored a resolution directing City Administrators to use "whatever lawful tools we have" to stop future shutdowns at the Port of Oakland. The resolution was twice defeated.
References
- Endorsements of Libby Schaaf
- New American Media (2007) Truckers and the Pollution Dilemma in West Oakland
- Libby Schaaf Appointed New Director of Public Affairs at the Port of Oakland
- SF Chronicle (Wednesday, August 6, 2008) Oakland port to eliminate 100 jobs
- Vote results
- 2010, East Bay Expresss - Schaaf and Worthington win
- KTVU (2011) - City council resolution takes aim at port shutdowns
- Oakland City Council rejects proposal to get tough on protests
- SF Gate - "Oakland backs off increasing Occupy enforcement"
External Links
- Bio at Oakland City Council
- Biographical material at SmartVoter
- Schaaf answers to question prior to election
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